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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Based in Viken, Sweden, V\u00e4linge Innovation is an\u00a0R&D and IP company in the flooring and furniture industries. Founded by Darko Perv\u00e1n in 1993, V\u00e4linge pioneered the concept of glueless click\u00a0flooring\u00a0and changed the way people install and use floorings. V\u00e4linge\u2019s worldwide-patented technology introduced a fast and easy way of installing floorboards mechanically, without using glue.<\/p>\n<\/a>Today, V\u00e4linge\u2019s technology base covers all fields related to floating flooring\u00a0but also to other applications such as\u00a0furniture and surfaces. Several new companies have been founded to\u00a0specialize\u00a0on customer support as well as\u00a0different types of R&D and IP activities. V\u00e4linge\u2019s patent portfolio is\u00a0one of the most comprehensive\u00a0in the flooring industry. During 2017, V\u00e4linge has obtained another 350 new granted patents. More than 200 of those patents are related to floor locking technologies such as 2G and 5G fold down locking systems for wood, laminate, powder based flooring and resilient flooring categories such as LVT, WPC and SPC.<\/p>\n<\/a>V\u00e4linge is the proprietor of more than 1,850 granted and enforceable patents, and has expanded its IP portfolio significantly in the past years both within floor locking technology but also in other technology fields such as LVT\/WPC\/SPC, powder technology, digital printing, nano technology and locking systems for furniture in order to offer an extensive patent protection to its licensees.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>During our visit, we were also impressed with the new factory in Viken. In 2015, a major investment was initiated by Pervanovo to build a high-tech large-volume factory for powder based floors with Woodura\u00ae and Nadura\u00ae surfaces in Viken. The \u20ac 50 million investment comprises a continuous pressing line from Hymmen, a sawing and profiling line from Paul and Homag, a surface treatment line from B\u00fcrkle and a packaging line from JB.<\/p>\n<\/a>The powder technology is very successful and several potential licensees are interested in buying large volumes of flooring with Woodura\u00ae and Nadura\u00ae surfaces from V\u00e4linge – initially for introducing and evaluating the products while setting up their own production based on a V\u00e4linge license. Although V\u00e4linge recently installed a second production line for powder based floors, additional capacity was required to meet the demand from existing and potential licensees and partners. With the new acquisition, V\u00e4linge will have an installed press capacity of 7 million m2 at the facility in Viken, Sweden.<\/a><\/p>\n